Searching through the Scraps Beginning in the 15th century silver exploitation of Potosi and continuing to today, women have been involved in intricate and often invisible ways in the Bolivian mining sector. 2004. En français.

Sex workers of the world, Unite! Some people consider the water struggles in Cochabamba as an unprecedented victory for the poor majority against a huge water corporation; and Cochabamba’s sex workers are hoping to position their new union with as much success. 2004.

Engage Yourself: The ‘Emergency Biennale in Chechnya’ A walk through the gallery is well worth an afternoon’s time: more than 60 artists working across media break the silence about Chechnya, and speak to issues like racism, war and occupation; issues that are too often sidelined in contemporary art. 2006.

Chile

Salmon Country (with Frédéric Dubois). Farmed salmon is soon to become Chile’s number one export, outpacing copper, long the backbone of the Chilean economy. Atlantic salmon farmed on the Pacific coast of Latin America is a product that has moved from an idea in foreign boardrooms to the dinner tables of the Western world in little over thirty years. 2006.

Turning Down a Gold Mine From the vantage point of the city square, it’s impossible to tell that San Miguel Ixtahuacán is at the centre of Guatemala’s mining boom. A couple of vendors sell chicken, fries and pop, but most of the stands are empty, many of the businesses are closed and broken windows dot the municipal hall. 2007.

Women pushed aside as Men seek Power “Throughout the 20th century, the strength of women allowed the fires of the struggle to continue,” says gender rights activist Makoma Lekalakala, “but women’s roles are still considered to be background roles.” 2004.

Uruguay

Everyone Dances in Uruguay: Elections 2004 In the midst of an oversaturation of US politics in North America, a look south, to Uruguay, provides insight into the changing face of Latin American politics, and a renewed hope for change on the continent. 2004.